The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

friends have never been able to learn anything
of his fate. The writer would be very glad for
any information of him.
A. w. Glass, care of Daily Courier, Elgin, H.,
asks if any eomrade can inform him Of the en-
listment and services Of James f. Glass, of
Chicago. Any information concerning him will
be thankfully received.
M. 3. Smith address illegible) is informed
that the postOfice address Of Rear-Admiral
Thos. o. Selfridge, retired, is Washington, ID. g.
Random Shots.
A. H. Palmer, Sergeant, Co. K, 9Th KY. Cav,
Rock Bridge KY, wonders that he does not see
anything from his regiment in TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. He thinks his comrades could tell
some interesting stories of their services in
the Army of the Cumberland and on the march
to the sea.
p. p Wilson, 5th Conn.,, Putnam, Conn, has
been amused at the efforts of the comrades to
belittle the White Star Division, of the TWEEN
| tieth Corps He says they " got there all the
same" and proved to the entire satisfaction Of
the Western boys that men could march and
| fight even if they did wear paper collars, black
| ed their shoes, and ate soft bread and butter
/ when they could get it.
| A. p. Shuts, Co. T, 37th Ind, Cochran, Ind,
proclaims his willingness to pay for two roOst-
| ers which he stole from wagon at Fayette-
| vile, Tenn, in 1862.
| w. G.. ST. John, Lieutenant, Co. B, 9th Ohio
| Cav, North Monroeville, o. was greatly pleased
| with Comrade Whitakers account Of the cav
airy fight at Aldie. The writer's regiment was
ordered up by Gen. Fitzpatrick in support OF
the Goth N. Y. Cav, as described by Comrade
/ Whitaker.
G. II. Ceperly, Sergeant, Co. G., 18th ILL.,,
! Evanston, ILL.,, correcting John w. LacOck, or
perhaps typographical error, says it was the
18th Ill. and not the 114th that was engaged
in the GantOwn expedition.
Samuel Kletfman nth H., Oregon City, Ore.
replying to Comrade Carter, Goth H., says the
latter is mistaken as to the composition of the
Eagle Brigade He says the 9Th Wis was bri
gaded with the 47th ILL.,, 11th No., 5th MINI.
and 81 Iowa battery. The Goth Ill. was in the
brigade short time in 1862. The brigade was
commanded by Gen. j. A. Mower until the
Spring of 1864, when he took command of the
First Division, Sixteenth Corps, and Col. l.. s
Hubbard, 9Th Mimi, succeeded to the command
of the brigade.
C.. E. Goodrich, Co. K, 33d Mo-, Pendleton
; Ind, says Comrade Musser, Goth Iowa, in hi
article on the fight at Helena, Ark, is in erro
, regarding some of the regiments that partic
ipated. The writersays the 33d and 35th low;
were not in the fight at that place. 1t SHOULD
have been the 33d and 35th No. The 33d MO
; manned the batteries in several of the forts.
: w. III. Healy, Co. /, Sth N. Y. Cav, Blairs
vile, Pa, hopes every possible means will b
! as large numbers Of the comrades who are anx
iOus TO attend are not able to stand heavy ex
, pense.
, Geo. Chaplin, Co. B, 10Th Wis, Leland, Ore
says that if COmrade John ID. Brown viii re
verse his statement that at Pleasant Hill, La
the Nineteenth Corps saved the Thirteenth
, Corps from destruction, he will be nearer th
/ truth. He says the Nineteenth Corps was il
the rear at the time of the fight. The writer
company lost half its men in cutting its wa
, out, having been almost surrounded by th
: rebels
| Ed Hardin, Sergeant, Co. G, 10Th H., Ony1
a Ark, says that Grants army was not nearl
3, whipped the first day at Shiloh, and he doe
t not believe they would have been driven int
the river even if BuelPs reinforcements ha
J, not arrived, although he admits that they WEI
: glad to see them.
: Michael Deuterlein, Co. K, 47th Ohio, Day
c ton, o., says the colOrs of his regiment and nc
those of the 111th Ill. were first planted on Fol
o McAllister.
J. NJ. Zachary, Co. @, 1st Ky. Cav, Comanch
{ Tex, in a short sketch of the fight at Mi
i Springs, KY, says that George Cabel, Co. A, L
G Ky. Cav, shot Gen. Zollicofer with Sharp
Q rifle. 1t was not Col. Fry who killed him.